NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")

Launch Time
Sun Jul 13, 2025 04:31 UTC

Payload identity is uncertain and to be confirmed, based on FCC documentation. SpaceX identifies the mission as "Commercial GTO 1".

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Unknown Vehicle

Mission Details

Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")

Dror-1 is a geostationary communication satellite built and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is intended to meet the satellite communication needs of Israel for the next 15 years. Dror-1 is comprised primarily of local Israeli technologies developed at IAI, including an advanced digital communication payload and “smartphone in space” capabilities, to provide communication agility throughout the satellite’s lifetime in space.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2025

151st orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

519th mission
85th mission of 2025

Falcon 9

503rd mission
85th mission of 2025